( KTRS ) An Alton man, IL. man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a fatal 2013 traffic crash. 29Â yr old Jeffrey Rynders, was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to two counts of ‘Aggravated DUI Resulting in Death’ this past June. The fatal accident happened in September 2013. Rynders was driving under…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – State and local law enforcement officials are warning motorists to “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” during the Labor Day weekend. The Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois State Police are teaming up with nearly 200 local police agencies to reduce fatalities on the heavily traveled weekend. Police officers will be…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois election officials say they’ll mail notices to about 700 voters whose records were viewed during a cyberattack on the state’s voter registration system database last month and more could follow. In a Wednesday news release, the Illinois State Board of Elections says it “strongly” suspects another 86,000 records were viewed…
The Ferguson police department is looking to fill it’s dwindling ranks, but is not having much luck. The department, which was thrown into the national spotlight following Michael Brown’s death, apparently, has lost almost 20 officers since 2014 and is currently facing 13 vacancies. Some officers have retired, others resigned after dealing with months of…
Weaver Walks Pitcher, Leads to Milwaukee Runs
St. Charles County, MO Â (KTRS) Â A group of would-be inmates are getting a chance at a new start. On Wednesday afternoon, 31 participants graduated from the St. Charles County Court Treatment program, which allows those with alcohol or drug related offenses to enroll in a year-long court supervised treatment program as an alternative to jail…
(KTRS) –Â Police in O’Fallon, Missouri issued a Silver Advisory after an 85-year-old man went missing. Billie Jo Hubbard was last seen picking up a prescription on North Main St in O’Fallon Wednesday morning around 11:15. Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or the nearest police.
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – Relatives of a 25-year-old St. Louis County Justice Center inmate who hanged himself are questioning why he wasn’t on suicide watch. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 25-year-old Micah Joel Lees of Lake St. Louis was found hanging in his cell Monday. Relatives say he was taken off life support at…
ST. LOUIS — Missouri Valley Conference Sports Properties (MVCSP) and St. Louis-based radio station KTRS (550 AM) have entered into a multi-year agreement, providing KTRS exclusive rights to broadcast the men’s basketball games of the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in St. Louis. “We are excited about our new partnership with KTRS Radio,” said…
